Alternatives to reflection for Android

This page maps out all alternatives to reflection that can be used on Android.

Ultimately, we are looking for solutions to make Guice / RG faster.

Standard Reflection API

• Url : http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/reflect/
• Usable on Android : yes
• Limitation : damn slow.

Android Property

• Url : http://developer.android.com/reference/android/util/Property.html
• Usable on Android : yes
• Limitation : private fields can't be set.

Fast CGLIB Reflection

• Url : https://github.com/cglib/cglib/tree/master/src/proxy/net/sf/cglib/reflect
• Usable on Android : should be, unsure.
• Limitation :

ReflectASM

• Url : https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/reflectasm
• Usable on Android : yes
• Limitation : private fields can't be set. No gradle support

reflectify-protocol

• Url : https://code.google.com/p/reflectify-protocol/
• Usable on Android : not clear
• Limitation : No gradle support

Please ping us to add alternatives.